In this heartfelt drama from the inimitable Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, a woman (Bergman's longtime favorite Liv Ullmann) visits her ex-husband after a 30-year separation, only to become involved in the lives of his son and granddaughter from his late second wife.
Theatrical Release: July 8, 2005 (Limited)
DVD Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
Dolby Surround Sound - Swedish
Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: "The Making-of SARABAND"
Trailers: Sony Pictures Previews
Assistant Director
Torbjorn Ehrnvall: Assistant Director, SARABAND (2005)
Director of Photography
P.O. Lantto: Director of Photography, SARABAND (2005)
Director of Photography
Sofi Stridh: Director of Photography, SARABAND (2005)
Executive Producer
Pia Ehrnvall: Executive Producer, SARABAND (2005)
Director of Photography
Raymond Wemmelov: Director of Photography, SARABAND (2005)
Review 1:
"[I]t dissects painful family dynamics with scalding power....As always in a Bergman film, the acting is magisterial."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.99-100 07/01/2005
Review 2:
"[Y]ou feel the pull of Bergman's craft..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.53 07/15/2005
Review 3:
"Ms. Ullman, now 65, and Mr. Josephson, 81, have a supreme mastery of the Bergman style. Their performances are spiritual and emotional X-rays."
Source: New York Times
p.E18 07/08/2005
Review 4:
"SARABAND is a commandingly restrained final composition and -- as the theme of classical musicianship suggests -- very much an affair of close attention to the nuances of performance."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.44-45 10/01/2005